§ 1006 Motion Transfer When Judge Unavailable

Code of Civil Procedure·California

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This law says if a judge can't hear a case on the scheduled day, they can pass it to another judge who could have handled it from the start.

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•If your judge can't make it, your case doesn't get canceled.
•Another judge can take over your case if needed.
•This keeps things moving in court.

Example

You have a court date for a small claim, but the judge gets sick that day.

The judge can send your case to another judge instead of canceling it.

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§ 1006 Motion Transfer When Judge Unavailable

When a notice of motion is given, or an order to show cause is made returnable before a judge out of court, and at the time fixed for the motion, or on the return day of the order, the judge is unable to hear the parties, the matter may be transferred by his order to some other judge, before whom it might originally have been brought. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1737.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

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notice of motion order to show cause transferred judge

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Code of Civil Procedure. Section 1006.

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